Privacy notice

Who we are

This website is operated by NSD Business Academy Limited ("the academy", "we"), a company incorporated in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (RC 9902304). Our office is at No. 40/42 Lamido Ahmadu Road, Lamido Zubairu Way, adjacent to Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, Yola South LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria. We are responsible for the personal information described in this notice.

For privacy questions and requests, email admin@nsdbusinessltd.com.

What we collect

We collect only the information we need for enquiries, applications, enrolment, teaching, payments, administration and certificate verification:

• Your name, telephone number and, where available, email address.
• The details you give us in enquiry, application and enrolment forms.
• Confirmation that we have checked your identity at admission. We avoid keeping copies of identity documents unless we need them.
• A passport-style photograph, only where it is needed for your student record or ID card.
• Records of your learning: attendance, assessments, feedback and certificates.
• Payment records. We do not collect or store card details; payments are processed by our payment provider.
• Messages you send through the forms on this website, which are delivered to our office by email.

How we use it

• To answer enquiries and process applications.
• To deliver courses, communicate with learners, record progress and issue certificates.
• To confirm that a certificate we issued is genuine.
• To manage fees, receipts and refunds, and keep accurate records.
• To meet our legal and regulatory obligations, and to keep our systems secure.

We handle personal information in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

Service providers

We use service providers for website hosting, email delivery and, once online payments start, payment processing. They handle personal information only on our instructions and only for those services. You can ask the privacy contact for the current list of providers. We do not sell personal information.

Separation from other organisations

Academy records are kept separate from the records of Special Aid for Bright Future Initiatives (SABFI) and any other organisation. Staff who work for more than one organisation can see academy records only where their academy duties require it.

Marketing and photographs

We ask for your separate permission before sending optional promotional messages or using photographs in which you can be identified for promotion. Saying no does not affect your application or admission, and you can withdraw permission at any time.

Cookies

This website does not use cookies, analytics or advertising trackers. If that changes, we will update this notice and ask for your consent first.

How long we keep information

• Enquiries and unsuccessful applications: reviewed and deleted or anonymised within six months after their purpose ends, unless a documented lawful reason requires us to keep them longer.
• Learner records: kept while we deliver your course. After completion we follow a documented retention schedule, and we keep the minimum information needed to verify certificates.
• Financial records: kept for the period required by law, as confirmed by our accountant. Access is restricted and records are securely disposed of when that period ends.

Your rights

You can ask to access, correct or delete your information, object to certain uses, or withdraw consent where we rely on it. Email admin@nsdbusinessltd.com. Some requests may be limited where the law requires or allows us to keep information. You may also complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.

Age

Our courses are currently open to learners aged 18 and over.

Changes

We will publish any changes to this notice on this page with a new effective date.